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Royal Velvet Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

Agapanthus are reliable and generally pest free making these durable perennials a staple of gardens with mild winter climates whether in the garden or in containers. The Lily of the Nile is a long living clump forming perennial best suited to well-drained...
  • Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildy Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,10,11
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist well-drained soils.
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade
Tennessee
Knoxville
Hawaiian Snowbush
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Really will brighten those shady spots. Rarely offered in the trade. This is the smaller version, showing more white as compared to Breynia disticha or Japanese Snowbush, which is larger and darker colored.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade
  • Grows To: 2'H x 2'W
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10
  • Native To / Origin: Pacific Islands
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
Tennessee
Knoxville
Thai Cajun Red Roselle Hibiscus, Florida Cranberry, Red Sorrel, Indian Sorrel, Sour-Leaf, Jamaican Sorrel, Flor de Jamaica
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

You can snap off the finger-like, fleshy red epicalyxes that surround the harder, inner calyxes that form the okra-like seed pod and eat them fresh, use them in salads, to make sauces, drinks, jams, jellies, pies, or dry them to make the Roselle tea that...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sun
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Native To / Origin: India to Malaysia but widely distributed elsewhere
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moisture, moist, to wet and are even reported to tolerate soils with standing water. Well drained sandy loams, rich in organic matter seem to be optimum.
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Tennessee
Knoxville
Party Time Alternanthera, Joseph\'s Coat, Parrot Leaf
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

They can be successfully overwintered in a well lit area indoors where not hardy. Party Time Alternanthera may periodically produce small white Gomphrena-like flowers. Party Time Alternanthera makes a statement spilling from containers, baskets, and in...
  • Grows To: 12-18''H x 18-24''W
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Itsaul Plants, 2002
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part shade, Light Shade
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Tennessee
Knoxville
Double Purple Angel\'s Trumpet, Purple Hindu Datura, Devil\'s Trumpet, Horn of Plenty
Prices start at : 5.99 USD

The uniquely colored cornucopia-like blooms and nearly black foliage create a striking contrast. Also known as Devil's Trumpet, due to the poisonous properties of this member of the Nightshade family.
  • Container Size: 2.25 inch T / 9.7 fl.oz. / 287 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,(9? with protection)
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Grows To: 3-5'H x 3-5'W
Tennessee
Knoxville
General Pershing\'s Double Red Oleander
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

This beautiful double red oleander is considered fairly cold hardy and while the stems of ours, here in Louisiana, froze to ground level during the winters of 2009-10 and 2010-11, they did return from the roots.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10,11, 8B with protection
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens
  • Grows To: 6-12'H x 8-12'W
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Tennessee
Knoxville
Queen\'s Wreath, Sandpaper Vine, Blue Petrea, Purple Wreath
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Queen's Wreath can also be trained into a tree form if given a supporting post. The medium-green leaves are textured like sandpaper. To use the spikes of flowers in arrangements be sure to remove them without including any portion of the woody vine or...
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Grows To: 20-40'H
  • Native To / Origin: Mexico, C America
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11,(9B?)
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight to High Light
Tennessee
Knoxville
Snow Queen Variegated Hibiscus
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Note:If an otherwise seemingly healthy Hibiscus isn't flowering, is dropping yellow immature buds and lower yellow leaves it may be getting too dry between waterings. The tropical effect created by Snow Queen's foliage and flowers is sure to bring a cool...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Grows To: 6'H+ x 3'W+
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
Tennessee
Knoxville
Fairy Moon King\'s Mantle, Bush Clock Vine
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

An unusual selection of King's Mantle, Fairy Moon is an exotic and easily grown tropical shrub-like perennial with deep dark glossy green foliage. In mild winter climates, zones 9B and warmer, King's Mantle can be grown in the ground where it can be shaped...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,11
  • Outdoor Light: Part sun, AM sun, Part shade, Light shade
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Grows To: 3-6'H+ x 5-7'W+
Tennessee
Knoxville
Snapdragon Bush, Parrot\'s Beak, Hedgehog
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

An unusual heat loving tropical. May be deciduous in the cooler portions of its range. Can be trained on a trellis or other support. Hanging racemes of large deep yellow flowers, that are similar in form to a parrot's beak, are borne from mid-spring to...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic
  • Native To / Origin: Phillipines, Malaysia, Malay, India
Tennessee
Knoxville
Raspberry Ice Bougainvillea, Tropical Rainbow Bougainvillea
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

A vigorous tropical vine great for hanging baskets, color bowls, or on a trellis. For the best Bougainvillea flower production it is typically recommended to allow the soil to become moderately dry between waterings and to use a low nitrogen and high...
  • Grows To: 4-6'W++
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11, (9A-9B?)
  • Native To / Origin: Gardens
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
Tennessee
Knoxville
Red El Capitolio Hibiscus, Red Poodle Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Thoroughly water to moisten the entire root-ball each time you water. Never keep the soil soggy. The larger growing varieties are easily trained into tree standards or can be grown as large shrubs or shaped into hedges.
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Grows To: 8'H x 5'W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
Tennessee
Knoxville
Zoe Tricolor Fireball Bromeliad, Neoregelia
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

An easy to grow and easy to enjoy addition to tropical settings. As container plants grown in a well-draining potting soil, allow the soil to become somewhat dry between waterings.
  • Native To / Origin: Central and South America
  • Outdoor Light: Cool AM sun, Part shade, Light shade, Filtered shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11,12
  • Grows To: 6-8''H and spreads, trails
Tennessee
Knoxville
Double Orange Hibiscus
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Note:If an otherwise seemingly healthy Hibiscus isn't flowering, is dropping yellow immature buds and lower yellow leaves it may be getting too dry between waterings. Our Double Orange is a fairly full and compact growing, yet vigorous and free flowering...
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
Tennessee
Knoxville
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)
Prices start at : 39.95 USD / 4" Pot Size

The cocoa beans must ferment for about one week and then are dried to create the unique chocolate flavor. The pink and white flowers grow straight out of the tree trunk and main branches, followed by the cocoa pods.
  • Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Bloom Season: Intermittent
  • Grows to: 5-6'
Tennessee
Knoxville
Dwarf Weeping Blue Ginger
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

More compact grower than regular Blue Ginger. Tropical glossy green ginger-like foliage is borne on stiff fleshy stems. Single dark blue blooms over a long period in summer and fall.
  • Grows To: 4'H x 2'W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Tennessee
Knoxville
Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 4" Pot Size

When placed on either side of a door entry or walkway, Bottle Palms add grace and majesty. This slow grower makes a wonderful indoor container plant for those in northern zones. Move it outside in the warm summer months.
  • Minimum Temperature Indoors: 50
  • Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Grows to: 5-7'
Tennessee
Knoxville
Goldfish Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

As container plants, Tropical Hibiscus will benefit from an annual re-potting or up-potting along with appropriate root and top pruning. Never keep the soil soggy. The larger growing varieties are easily trained into tree standards or can be grown as...
  • Grows To: 8'H x 5'W
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, NeutralSometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
Tennessee
Knoxville
Oocarpa Pine, Ocote Chino, Mexican Yellow Pine, Hazelnut Pine Pinus oocarpa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* In El Salvador, it occurs with Pinus maximinoi on Cerro el Pital in La Palma town and above, at 900-1500 m elevation. * Pinus oocarpa ( Pino Amarillo , pino avellano ) or ( Mexican yellow pine , hazelnut pine ) is a tree native to the New World .
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 24,516
  • Collection Locale: La Esperanza, Honduras
  • Common Name: Oocarpa Pine, Ocote Chino, Mexican Yellow Pine, Hazelnut Pine
  • Botanical Name: Pinus oocarpa
  • Height: 90-110 feet
Tennessee
Knoxville
Mexican White Pine Pinus ayacahuite
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* This species provides one of the most important and sought-after softwoods of Mexico. Those great stands have been largely depleted now, especially in southern Mexico and Mesoamerica (Perry 1991, Farjon and Styles 1997).
  • Common Name: Mexican White Pine
  • Collection Locale: Guatemala
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,626
  • Botanical Name: Pinus ayacahuite
Tennessee
Knoxville
Blue Sky Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Thunbergia
Prices start at : 10.99 USD

Remember the Blue Sky Vine flowers on new growth so ample nutrients and sunlight are necessary for the best flowering. The large flowers attract bees and other pollinators. The Blue Sky Vine is a vigorous and hardy tropical vine that can be grown as a...
  • Grows To: 15'-30'H
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • Native To / Origin: N India
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-draining, moderately fertile to rich, average moist soils. Do not keep overly wet or soggy.
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
Tennessee
Knoxville
Golden Lotus Banana, Chinese Yellow Banana
Prices start at : 29.99 USD

After flowering is finished the mature plant produces a multitude of pups and then dies making way for the young plants which should flower in their 2nd or 3rd year. When young the plants look just like dwarf bananas with long rounded medium-green tropical...
  • Grows To: 4-6'H x 3-4'W
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered
Tennessee
Knoxville
Queen\'s Wreath, Sandpaper Vine, Blue Petrea, Purple Wreath
Prices start at : 17.99 USD

Queen's Wreath can also be trained into a tree form if given a supporting post. The medium-green leaves are textured like sandpaper. To use the spikes of flowers in arrangements be sure to remove them without including any portion of the woody vine or...
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moist, moderately fertile soils. Somewhat drought resistant once well-established.
  • Grows To: 20-40'H
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11,(9B?)
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
  • Native To / Origin: Mexico, C America
Tennessee
Knoxville
White Plumbago, Cape Leadwort
Prices start at : 5.99 USD

Provide Plumbago with a well-drained acid soil in a full to partial sun location for best results. Avoid using lime around this plant. In the northern portions of its range like zone 8B and 9 provide a deep mulch during winter.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10,11
  • Native To / Origin: S Africa
  • Grows To: 2-3'H x 3'W (6-8' in mild climates)
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
Tennessee
Knoxville
Variegated Horned Gardenia
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

The rounded and often twisted rich dark green foliage is randomly streaked and splashed with cream and white creating a wonderful contrast. The plant is fairly upright and seems to be a dwarf to semi-dwarf making it a good choice for containers.
  • Fertilizing: Feed early spring-midsummer, use a slow release, nonburning fertilizer for acid loving plants.
  • Outdoor Light: Part sun, Part shade
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tikitm Peach Whirl Copper Plant
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Colors are most intense in sunny locations. Copper plants are easy to grow, heat, and sun loving tropicals. The large curly, serrated foliage of Tikitm Peach Whirl is bronze, pink, and yellow with hints of orange.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Native To / Origin: Gardens
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Indoor Light: Direct Sun, High
Tennessee
Knoxville
Smooth-bark Mexican Pine Pinus pseudostrobus
Price : CALL

It grows between 1300-3250 m. * It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * Thin 8" needles; 4" cones; native to Mexico.
  • Height: 40 - 80 feet
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Common Name: Smooth-bark Mexican Pine
  • Species: pseudostrobus
Tennessee
Knoxville